Podcasts app issues

Podcasts are failing to load from iTunes into the Podcasts app and loaded podcasts are failing to play. Is there a remedy?
I'm not generally in a wifi area so I must sync podcasts through my computer and aside from the failure of new episodes to appear, even the episodes that are on my iPhone, with iOS7, are failing to play.
I've done a hard restart, I've deleted and reinstalled the app, none of this has worked.
Any help is greatly appreciated.

I found turning off Wi-Fi worked on my iPod touch. If you can turn off both Wi-Fi and cellular network that may work on the iPhone / iPad
IOS 7 iPod (5th Generation) iTunes 11.1.1.11

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I'm sorry to hear that.
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Since my wife was doing this too, we were fighting over who's turn it was to sync their phone.
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